GRAND FORKS (ND) HERALDMarch 15, 2008
States that provide certificates for stillbirth
The Associated Press - Saturday, March 15, 2008
Nebraska lawmakers have given first-round approval to legislation (LB1048) that would create a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
Twenty-one states already have laws allowing such certificates. They are: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin.
An additional 12 states - Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon and Wyoming - have laws that provide for certificates of stillbirth.
There are 17 states without laws on birth certificates for stillborn babies. Legislation is pending in Alaska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. Three states - Georgia, Iowa and Kentucky - have no formal laws on the certificates, but allow the documents to be granted upon request.
Sources: National Conference of State Legislators, The MISS Foundation
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National Conference of State Legislators: http://www.ncsl.org/
The MISS Foundation: http://www.missfoundation.org/
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2 comments:
Thank you so much for posting this.
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